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Water isn’t just a natural resource; it is also a peoples’ resource, shared between communities, sectors and even countries, making coordination and cooperation essential to prevent scarcity. In India, water as a “common” resource is not only threatened by the growing impact of climate change but also by the rising demands placed on the country’s agricultural system, which must feed

For millennia, storing water has been a cornerstone of survival for many societies, especially in dry areas or areas with large climatic variability. In periods of plenty such as monsoons, rainy seasons, and springtime snowmelt, water storage has ensured water availability for drinking, irrigation and, more recently, hydropower generation. It has helped communities to manage not only predictable variation in

Due to its mountainous landscape, the Honduran territory has a large water supply system, comprised by 25 basins, 133 sub-basins, and a total of 6,845 micro-basins (Hydrographic Regions in Honduras); which drain into two different slopes, the Pacific and the Atlantic watersheds. For the most part, the Pacific watershed in Honduras is located in the southern area, which is known

Originally published as a blog in CoSAI news. Brazil is a large country spanning several climatic zones. Its bountiful supplies of fresh water, abundant solar radiation and rich biodiversity have enabled it to become one of the world’s largest producers of food, feed, fibers and renewable fuels. But it is not these natural endowments alone that put Brazil decisively on

The current biodiversity, climate, water, land and human global crisis demands that we look closely at academic curricula. We need to see if young people are being properly trained and prepared for today’s complex, interlinked challenges – also called ‘wicked problems’ in the policy and planning sector. Current sectoral and silo thinking have helped us to gain deep knowledge on

HIGHLIGHTS Researchers call for the integration of fisheries into rice systems and irrigation schemes Integrated systems increase social and environmental resilience against the impacts of climate change and can preserve food and nutrition security in vulnerable communities Shifting from monocrop systems to multifunctional agricultural landscapes improves both biodiversity and system productivity​ Two seminars convened by WorldFish, the International Water Management

By Kristen Tam In Latin America, a bar of organic, three-ingredient, “sustainably made” soap can be bought for around eight euros—a premium price partly due to international shipping. In contrast, for 40 cents, a consumer can purchase a bottle of liquid soap with 30 ingredients from a nearby convenience store. So, which is the more sustainable option? This example illustrates